To get a firm perspective on the Somali immigrant problem, we need to have a firm grasp of who and what the country of origin Somalia is:
www.cia.gov
In the opening facts of the CIA worldbook about Somalia, you learn that the nation has 16M people, minus those who immigrated as "Refugees", to the United States.
The CIA lists that in 2024, there were 42K Refugees who have left Somalia. The population is almost 100% Sunni Muslim:
Muslim 99.9% (Sunni Muslim 98.1%, Shia Muslim 1.2%, Islamic schismatic 0.6%), ethnic religionist 0.1% (2020 est.)
Though the U.N. HCR places the number of refugees over the last 30 years at 150K:
Other sources put the number of Somali refugees in the U.S. at 94K.
Other sources state that the average number of Refugees has been 100k per year, for 30+ years, but what percentage are from Somali is not given. Many of those people in the U.S. originally from Somali, first migrated to Ethiopia for a few years, before coming to the U.S.
The total fertility rate is 5.12 children born/woman (2024 est.).
Men slightly out number women, which world wide, is unusual. This is primarily due to low tech medical practice, combined with high fertility rate, which results in high death rates in child birth.
If a woman reaches past the age of fertility, she will likely live longer than Somali men by 5 years.
total population: 56.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 54.1 years
female: 59 years
Urbanization: 47.9% of total population (2023)
The homocide rate in Somali has dropped significantly in recent years.
Culturally, Rape is not seen as a significant crime in Somali Culture.
We, Somali People's Party condemn the actions of President Mohamud and his administration and demand the immediate release of the rape victim and Shabelle Media reporters.
sunatimes.com
Right now, there’s a #metoo movement taking place on social media in Somalia, this is mainly due to a victim breaking her silence and recounting her ordeal to an online American newspaper. Muna Ahmed’s story is just the tip of an iceberg. The true extent of rape and sexual violence in Somalia would
www.filia.org.uk
By SIDRA Background Somali women are the economic backbone in Somali society and in recent years have assumed more prevailing position as breadwinners of many families. They are the bond that holds families together. They are, however, marginalized and underrepresented in many economic...
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A large part of Somali Law regarding Rape came from interaction with Fascist Italy:
The FBI UCR does not publish the Rate of Somali Refugees committing Rape on either Americans, or other Somali Refugees, though the data is present in the UCR database, but can only be accessed by significant Statistical Data Analysis. This should change.
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